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Is it true that an eclipse of the sun is called a lunar eclipse?
no that is an eclipse of the moon an eclipse of the sun is a solar eclipse.The name of our sun is Sol, so an eclipse of the sun is sol-ar; the moon's name is Luna, so a lunar eclipse is an eclipse of the moon.
When does earth have an eclipse?
When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up exactly, an eclipse occurs. If the alignment is sun, Moon, Earth, then it is a solar eclipse. If the alignment is Sun, Earth, Moon, then we have a lunar eclipse.
What is the similarity between the eclipse of the moon and the eclipse of the sun?
solar eclipse-moon blocks out sun-do not look at when occuring lunar eclipse-sun blocks out moon-feel free to look at when ocuring
What type of eclipse is it when the earth is between the sun and moon?
lunar eclipse. lunar = moon, solar=sun. lunar eclipse= moon eclipsed
What occurs when the sun moon and earth are in a line?
When the sun, moon, and Earth are in a line, it creates either a lunar or solar eclipse, depending on the position of the moon. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sunlight from reaching the Earth.
Why is there a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?
There is a solar eclipse when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth block the sun from the moon.
How is an eclipse of the moon different from an eclipse of the sun?
jesus the sun rotates when the moon ins in front of it !
What must the phase of the moon for an eclipse of the moon?
This is a lunar eclipse, not an eclipse of the Sun. In this case the answer is the Full Moon.
In a lunar eclipse is the moon between the sun and earth?
No. In a lunar eclipse Earth is between the sun and the moon, thus casting a shadow on the moon. When the moon passes between Earth and the sun it is a solar eclipse, to an observer on Earth, the moon eclipses the sun.
What is the role of the moon in an eclipse?
In an eclipse the moon runs in front of the sun.
What is the difference between a Lunar-Eclipse and a Solar-Eclipse?
In a solar eclipse, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.
What about lunar eclipse?
There are two types of eclipse : Lunar eclipse (moon), Solar eclipse (sun) . Lunar eclipse is a situation, when the earth comes between sun and moon.
